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The 241 hospitals punished 3 years in a row for high infection rates


The 241 hospitals punished 3 years in a row for high infection rates
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The 241 hospitals punished 3 years in a row for high infection ratesEarlier this month, CMS announced 769 hospitals are seeing Medicare payments cut in fiscal year 2017 for high rates of hospital-acquired conditions as part of the HAC Reduction Program.The HAC Reduction Program is in its third year.Of the 769 hospitals experiencing a 1 percent cut in Medicare payments for fiscal year 2017, 241 of them have seen their Medicare payments cut in each year of the program.
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Indiana hospitals alert heart surgery patients of possible life-threatening infection following CDC alert


Indiana hospitals alert heart surgery patients of possible life-threatening infection following CDC alert
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Please enable Javascript to watch this videoINDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Thousands of Hoosier heart patients are receiving word from area hospitals about their risk of a deadly infection after surgery.IU Health, Franciscan Health, Community Health, and Roudebush VA Medical Center are alerting their patients who had heart surgery between 2012 and 2016 and where the Stöckert 3T heater-cooler device was used.
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Eight Utah hospitals penalized for injuries, infection rate


Eight Utah hospitals penalized for injuries, infection rate
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SALT LAKE CITY — The federal government will cut payments to eight Utah hospitals after they fell among the bottom quarter of medical centers for patient injuries and preventable infections.This is the third year Medicare has penalized hospitals for preventable complications such as infections, blood clots, bed sores and falls.The initiative is part of the Affordable Care Act, which requires that Medicare penalize the bottom 25 percent of hospitals in these measures.
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